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Augmented Reality and the Smart Factory

04/09/19, 08:54 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Augmented Reality, Smart Factory

How manufacturers use mixed reality tools to troubleshoot, increase efficiency and train employees.

Improving Manufacturing Productivity

04/09/19, 08:47 AM | Automation & IIoT | machine vision

The productivity benefits of Autonomous Machine Vision

ManufacturingTomorrow - Special Tradeshow Coverage
Automate & ProMat 2019

04/08/19, 01:03 PM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Automate 2019, IIOT, ProMat, Tradeshows and Conferences

Automate & ProMat 2019 took place at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL April 8th - 11th. This ManufacturingTomorrow.com Special Tradeshow report aims to bring you news, articles and products from this years event.

Talking Automate 2019 with ALIO Industries

04/08/19, 01:00 PM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | Automate 2019, Tradeshows and Conferences

Booth #8744 - Showcased at the AUTOMATE show will be a number of nanometer-precise solutions, including the Hybrid Hexapod®. ALIO's Hybrid Hexapod® takes a different approach to traditional 6 Degree of Freedom (6-DOF) positioning devices.

Top Three Teams Share $100,000 Prize in Complete Virtual Construction Level of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge

04/04/19, 02:15 PM | Additive & 3D Printing, Engineering | Aerospace, Construction, nasa

Team SEArch+/Apis Cor won first place in the Phase 3: Level 4 software modeling stage of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. The unique shape of their habitat allows for continuous reinforcement of the structure. Light enters through trough-shaped ports on the sides and to

Automation in Forging Industry Speeds Production and Increases Safety

04/04/19, 09:12 AM | Supply Chain | forging

Automation of material handling plays a key role in today's forging equipment solutions.

Big Picture Benefits of a CMMS

04/04/19, 09:02 AM | Engineering | CMMS, maintenance

CMMS (Computerized Management Maintenance Software) is the ultimate tool in a maintenance technician's tool belt - a cure for the tedious tasks and daily issues of a maintenance department.

Thermoplastic Extrusion 3D Printing

04/04/19, 08:59 AM | Additive & 3D Printing | Technology Discussions | BigRep

This new technology makes it possible to print five times faster - with greater precision and quality - than current extrusion speeds. MXT® establishes a clear separation between filament feeding and melting and molten extrusion...

IoT & Industry 4.0

04/02/19, 08:39 AM | Automation & IIoT | Industry 4.0, IoT | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

When you take billions of devices and connect them through the Internet, collecting and sharing data, that is the IoT. These devices communicate and interact with other devices over the Internet, while being remotely monitored and managed.

Bringing Manufacturing Back Home

04/02/19, 08:38 AM | Engineering | Business Development

With the U.S. now imposing about $25 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports, many companies are reevaluating outsourcing-and realizing that reshoring their manufacturing processes makes sense in more ways than one.

Distributed Manufacturing in the Auto Industry

04/02/19, 08:32 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | distributed manufacturing

The automotive supply chain has become almost too massive to manage, leaving manufacturers and suppliers struggling to develop efficient processes to identify and prevent quality risks.

Boston Dynamics Handle Robot Reimagined for Logistics

03/28/19, 01:55 PM | Supply Chain, Engineering | Pick and place, Smart Factory, Warehouse Systems

The boxes used in the video weigh about 5 Kg (11 lbs), but the robot is designed to handle boxes up to (15 Kg) (33 lb). This version of Handle works with pallets that are 1.2 m deep and 1.7 m tall (48 inches deep and 68 inches tall).

Guide to 3D Printing on the Production Line

03/28/19, 09:11 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Supply Chain | Business Development

White Paper - Many manufacturers have realized significant cost savings and productivity improvements by integrating high strength additive manufacturing (AM) technology into their business, especially in support of their maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) strategy.

Why Data Empowerment Matters

03/28/19, 08:31 AM | Automation & IIoT | data

To successfully empower product and developer teams with data, iteration speed matters. Rather than having a central team determine what data can be used and who can access it, agility is essential.

A Disruptive AM Technology for Micro Manufacturing

03/28/19, 08:27 AM | Additive & 3D Printing | Analysis and Trends

Today, a new technology exists at the intersection of AM and micro manufacturing, opening up the possibility for manufactures to take advantage of the inherent advantages of AM while achieving micron level accuracy over a build envelope of 5 x 5 x 10cm.

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